Following the extraordinary global interest in Scenic’s soon-to-launch 6-star Scenic Eclipse, Scenic has announced that the fleet will expand to two ships.

The second ship in the Scenic Eclipse fleet will further strengthen Scenic’s position as the leading innovator in the cruise industry, setting an unparalleled benchmark in design, luxury and technology.

The second ship will launch in 2020, and will enable the fleet to expand its itineraries including the European and Russian Arctic, Russia’s White Sea, the Northwest Passage, Southern Greenland and Alaska to Russia across the Bering Sea.

Russia & European Arctic

Across the Arctic Circle

14 Day Cruise from Copenhagen > Longyearbyen

Norway’s beautiful coastline offers scenery on an epic scale: the immense size of the magnificent fjords, the cascading waterfalls, the picturesque fishing villages and dramatic snow-capped mountains with farms clinging to their slopes are a sight to behold. Our journey is a ship-based exploration of three distinct regions. From the capital of Denmark, Copenhagen we will experience a wealth of the ancient history, that continues up the stunning Norwegian coastline of islands and fjords and finally across the Arctic Cirlce to Tromsø.

Russia & the White Sea

14 Day Cruise from Copenhagen > Tromso

The White Sea is a treat for the explorers at heart, and our luxurious voyage will more than satisfy those who long to experience the delights of an untamed territory. Our cruise will concentrate on Archangelsk and Solovetsky islands.

Beginning our voyage in Norway’s most northern port Tromsø, we explore the North Cape and into Murmansk, the entry point to our Russian Arctic immersion. A forbidden area for decades and still somewhat of a mystery today because of its geographic isolation, it is a region whose magic is waiting to be discovered.

Arctic Jewel

10 Day Cruise from Tromsø > Longyearbyen

The Arctic Jewel reveals the diversity of the Svalbard Archipelago and takes us into the kingdom of the polar bear. Our journey is a ship-based exploration of Spitsbergen. We explore the coastline, with no open sea crossings, against a backdrop of spectacular peaks. We discover fjords in the west; mysterious and fossil-rich desert mountains in the east. The aim to do a full circumnavigation of Spitsbergen and its off-lying islands (dependent on ice conditions), taking us within 600 nautical miles of the North Pole.

Arctic Islands: Svalbard, Greenland & Iceland

14 Day Cruise from Longyearbyen > Reykjavik

Starting on Spitsbergen, you will explore its coastline of carved glaciers and towering bird cliffs, pack ice, spot walruses, reindeer and even polar bear. Crossing the Greenland Sea, we follow the Greenlandic coastline through some of the largest fjord systems in the world before reaching our finishing point of Iceland.

Pristine Greenland

11 Day Cruise from Reykjavik > Kangerlussauq

Southern Greenland is rarely visited and its wilderness offers some of the most spectacular and unspoilt scenery on earth. Be among the few to experience the largest island on the planet, whose frozen coastline has witnessed the birth of some of nature’s most breathtaking creations.

Here the struggle for survival has imbued local culture with a healthy respect for the environment. See this unique interaction of man and nature first hand, as we sail through a landscape rich in culture, history and spectacular wildlife, towards the northern lands of the midnight sun.

Across the Northwest Passage

21 Day Cruise from Kangerlussauq > Nome

Pioneering souls will revel in the historic routes we take on this voyage as we follow in the footsteps of early Arctic explorers Franklin, Amundsen and Larsen, exploring the archipelago of Canada’s High Arctic.

From Kangerlussauq, Greenland to Nome, Alaska we’ll discover the wild and remote fjords, habours and islands that dot the infamous Northwest Passage. Wildlife and historical sites and the men that made them famous are the corner stones to this exhilarating expedition.

Scenic Eclipse II Construction

Building will commence next year in Pula, Croatia, where Scenic Eclipse is currently under construction.

Scenic Eclipse II will be of similar design, including 114 all-verandah suites, nine restaurants, eight lounges and bars, a luxurious Spa Sanctuary, separate fitness areas and indoor, outdoor and plunge pools, as well as a marina deck, helicopters and a submarine. A video of Scenic Eclipse II can be viewed here.

The Scenic Eclipse fleet will be built to comply with the new International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Polar Code requirements, as well as to the highest international safety standards.

Utilising state-of-the-art technology and a host of safety features, including innovative zero-speed stabiliser fins that are more than 50 per cent larger for even greater stability, the ship will have a rating of Ice Class 1A (Polar Class 6), the highest of any luxury vessel, which will ensure the safest navigation through polar waters. The ship will also feature special “Safe Return to Port” capabilities, guaranteeing essential systems remain operational in the unlikely case of an incident.